Conservation charity Buglife have published a new webpage packed with information about the false widow spider to allay growing fears over the danger of this slow moving arachnid.
The majority of British spiders could not bite you if they tried because their fangs are too small or weak to be able to penetrate human skin. Even if one of the larger spiders does manage to bite you, the symptoms are usually like a pin prick or milder than a wasp or bee sting and do not last long. Most large spiders are not inclined to bite a human - you can handle hundreds of large house or garden...
Stage by Stage returns to the Exeter Northcott following hit productions ‘Beauty & the Beast’, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and the critical triumph, ‘The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe’, with the classic family musical with the heart of gold!
'Annie' is one of the most popular musicals of all time, featuring all-time favourites 'Maybe', 'You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile' and, of course, 'Tomorrow' and its story of optimism in times of hardship never fails to touch the heart.
Devon Community Foundation hosted their annual Volunteer of the Year awards at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) in Exeter, honouring the hard work and achievements of the people contributing to voluntary and community groups in Devon. Local volunteer Hannah Fortune was recognised with the Safe & Well Volunteer of the Year Award, sponsored by the Mildmay-White Fund for her work with Devon Rape Crisis Service.
Hannah, 22, a former student at Exeter University, has been involved with Devon Rape Crisis Service since it began in 2011. As a volunteer support worker, she...
Margaret Lovell is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning modernist sculptor. Her works are distinguishable by their complex simplicity; the abstracted forms are both powerful and graceful; visually arresting.
She has been valued by the serious collector since first showing with Marjorie Parr in London in the sixties. This current exhibition at The Art Room will focus on a unique collection of sculpture, drawings and prints from 1956 to date, many of which have not been seen before.
The Art Room is open Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday 11am-5pm.
HRH Prince George, the three-month-old son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and third in line to the throne - has been christened today (Wednesday 23 October) in a private ceremony.
The Archbishop of Canterbury carried out the ceremony at the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace. The Queen and Prince Philip attended the low key service with other friends and relatives, including Prince Harry the Duchess' parents Carole and Michael Middleton and her siblings Pippa and James. Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton read lessons.
The seven Godparents - Oliver Baker, Emilia Jardine-...
Exeter City and Oxford United played out an entertaining goalless draw at the Kassam Stadium, with veteran striker David Kitson sent off in stoppage time for the hosts. For the first time this season, Paul Tisdale named a completely unchanged line-up as the previous game. Following the win on Saturday against Scunthorpe, an identical matchday squad and starting XI were named for the Tuesday-night trip to the Kassam Stadium.
And a day that had been mild and fresh in Oxford turned violently thunderous just as the players were limbering up...
Devon is buzzing with talented, award-winning chefs, many of whom are making Dartmouth Food Festival (Friday 25 – Sunday 27 October) their food and drink festival of choice. This year the festival is delighted to be showcasing even more high profile local chefs than ever before.
Commenting on behalf of Dartmouth Food Festival, chairman David Jones says: “Devon has so many hugely gifted chefs and it’s fantastic to see such a vast selection of them demonstrating their culinary skills at the festival.”
David continues: “We’re exceptionally lucky to have such an exciting and...
Having moved from Exeter’s historical Quayside to Southernhay earlier this year, Chalk & Ward Advertising have made another move to join the Exeter Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Chalk & Ward are the largest independent advertising agency in the region and are celebrating their 15th year in business in 2013. Offering clients integrated communications advice covering creative, marketing, strategy, public relations and digital services Chalk & Ward Advertising work with some of the region’s biggest names. Centrax, Glendinning, Mole Valley Farmers, DS Smith PLC and...
The Met Office has issued another yellow warning for the South West as the forecast for the next few days continues to bring rain and the risk of localised flooding to the region.
The Met Office said: "Further heavy showers are likely through the rest of Tuesday and particularly overnight into Wednesday, when organised bands of heavy showers and thunderstorms will move northeastwards, accompanied by squally winds.
"The public should be aware of the risk of disruption, mainly due to localised flooding, but also where squally winds occur."
